Anithas suicide

Anita’s suicide has triggered endless blame game and people are fed up of it.  This suicide and the depression and agony experienced by the medical aspirants with top marks in there 12^th examination after the Supreme  Court’s verdict regarding NEET could have been prevented if, the government of Tamil Nadu had announced immediately after  The Supreme Court’s  verdict  that, it would  finance the coaching fees  for  all the meritorious, poor  medical aspirants who missed the chance to enter medical colleges this year , for  the next year’s  NEET Examination . But it can only be a temporary measure to prevent suicides of young students. The fault lies with our education system . The current system of school education prepares students only for scoring high marks. It has  failed to train in them in facing challenges of life, to continue their life with alternative goals , to  inculcate positive attitude in life and to accept failure as stepping stones  towards future success through continued efforts and without loosing focus and heart .  It has failed to teach that ending one’s life over disappointments and helplessness never serves any purpose.

problems faced by Indian women in the path of economic empowerment

Certain real problems   are faced by all categories of Indian women India which force  them  quit jobs after marriage and child birth. It is true that , majority of Indian women will not sacrifice motherhood for the sake of economic empowerment as is happening in some other  nations. But at the same time , in recent years ,their mind set has undergone a tremendous transformation  regarding the need to be  economically independent . Even a domestic  help is proud of her earning and doesn’t want to give it up easily.  But ,they are pushed into enforced idleness after marriage and child birth due to the break up of the joint family system, absence of flexi time and part time jobs and work from home opportunities  . Dearth of good quality baby and child care facilities and the non  practice of  division of house hold work in Indian families and the transportation hurdles   add to their enforced idleness .

Today’ s women have tasted the benefits of financial independence such as, the ability to face challenges of life without depending on relatives,  a feeling of self worth , possibility to enhance the standard of living of the family , the satisfaction of reaping the benefits of their knowledge and skill gained through education and  good health status and their  ability to  achieve their life goals . If a favorable  work environment is created by the job givers  ,the female work  participation in India

 and women resource contribution to GNP would be higher  

NEET EXAM atrocities

The visuals of cruelty and indignity to which the NEET candidates were subjected to has shocked the civil society.  It raises serious questions regarding the training  given to teachers who happened to be invigilators regarding the human aspect  in handling the students . Is it  not inhuman to make the students walk bear foot  through a stone studded , unclean stretch of an area to reach their examination   hall ? The NEEt exam’s  atrocities committed by the invigilators will result in lasting scar in the students mind .One can imagine  their mental stress while attending the Exam.  India boasts of it’s status a top emerging economy. But it also has a very poor rank in human rights violations . Economic progress without a corresponding social progress is not a matter to be proud of. Those who were the cause for these atrocities should be dealt with severely so that many dare not follow them in future.

Jeya laltha

People are  now talking and writing about the mystery behind  Jeya Lalitha’s life. But for the  citizens of Tamil Nadu , the mystery surrounding her entire personal and political life was not new. Her entire political actions were mysterious. Why she was not meeting the coalition parties’ leaders, her own ministers , her own MLAs and MPs , the press and her voters on regular basis no one knew. Why she sent out Sasikala and took her in again twice is another mystery . Why she was playing foot ball with IAS officers and IPS officers by their sudden transfers or suspensions and her own ministers and district secretaries , no one knew the real reasons . Why she was enjoying during the Assembly sessions her minister’ s habit of  praising her to the sky  level  before answering any questions posed  by the opposition members and why she never prevented even elder members of her party that includes her ministers from falling at her feet , no one understood. The only matter that was transparent about her life was the admiration she enjoyed among the women of poorer sections. They were the only loyal followers of her that resulted in her repeated political victory .

shame on Tamil Nadu

 Of late, every bye election in Tamil Nadu has become national news and the unimaginable atrocities committed during the poll campaign by all the financially  sound political parties  shocks the nation . The endless coverage by the electronic media  on the RK Nagar bye election exposes the police department’s deliberate  indifference to various  complaints made on violation of laws, the inefficiency of the  state Election Commission in checking the  daily breaking of poll conduct rules and the flow money power for exchange of votes and in silently  tolerating the fearlessness of the powerful political parties in throwing  challenges to the election machinery . It also exposes the shamelessness of the voters in demanding cash from every political party as if it  is their right. One auto driver told me that,  he has received Rs 15000 totally and few articles within a week . His justification is, all the political leaders have Crores  of ill gotten money looted by exploiting people through bribes and commissions  and hence, there is nothing wrong if he gets a miniscule share of it. Still we call Indian democracy as a vibrant and functioning  democracy  without realising that, widespread cash for vote practice demonstrate the weakest position of our electoral system. Tamil  had gained national importance in the past regarding its good economic and social indicators  and political  stability  . Now even the national media is extensively covering Tamil Nadu for all the undesirable happenings . we have become notoriously popular , day by day the hatred for politicians is  increasing among the responsible civil society and many think it is  wasteful to exercise our franchise when political morality is  at such low level .